Paul le Page Barnett (22 November 1949 – 3 February 2020), known by the

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of John Grant, was a Scottish writer and editor of

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fantasy Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and sometimes inspired by mythology and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy literature and d ...

, and non-fiction.

Biography

Born Paul le Page Barnett in

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, Grant has sometimes written under his own name (Paul Barnett), as Eve Devereux, and under various other pseudonyms; he has also ghostwritten a number of books. The author of some 70 books in all (excluding ghostwritten books), he has published several original novels as well as one novel in the

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series and, with

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, 11 novels and a novella collection in the ''Legends of Lone Wolf'' series; edited several

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, beginning with ''Aries 1'' (1979) and most recently ''New Writings in the Fantastic'' (2007); and has written dozens of nonfiction works, including several relating to

and science fiction. His collaborators have included

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and, as illustrator,

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. With

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, he co-edited ''

The Encyclopedia of Fantasy ''The Encyclopedia of Fantasy'' is a 1997 reference work concerning fantasy fiction, edited by John Clute and John Grant. Other contributors include Mike Ashley, Neil Gaiman, Diana Wynne Jones, David Langford, Sam J. Lundwall, Michael S ...

'' (

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) for which he also wrote all the cinema entries. He has written numerous short stories, articles and columns. Barnett lived in

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with his wife, Pamela Scoville, a noted

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art expert and co-founder with her late husband Michael of the Animation Art Guild. Grant died in February 2020 at the age of 70.Paul Barnett (1949–2020)
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Bibliography

* * ''Planet Earth: An Encyclopedia of Geology'', 1977, as Paul Barnett (co-editor with Anthony Hallam & Peter Hutchinson) * ''Aries I'', 1979, edited as John Grant * ''Phaidon Concise Encyclopedia of Science & Technology'', 1979, as Paul Barnett, edited by John-David Yule (Contributing Editor) * ''The Book of Time'', 1980, as John Grant (co-editor with

Colin Wilson Colin Henry Wilson (26 June 1931 – 5 December 2013) was an English writer, philosopher and novelist. He also wrote widely on true crime, mysticism and the paranormal, eventually writing more than a hundred books. Wilson called his phil ...

) * ''A Directory of Discarded Ideas,'' Ashgrove Press 1981, as John Grant * ''The Directory of Possibilities'', 1981, as John Grant (co-editor with

) * ''A Book of Numbers'', 1982, as John Grant * ''Dreamers: A Geography of Dreamland'' Ashgrove Press 1983 * '' The Truth About the Flaming Ghoulies'', 1983, as John Grant * ''

Sex Secrets of Ancient Atlantis ''Sex Secrets of Ancient Atlantis'' is a novel by John Grant published in 1986. Plot summary ''Sex Secrets of Ancient Atlantis'' is a narrative featuring sexual revelations about ancient Atlantis. Reception Dave Langford reviewed ''Sex Secrets of ...

'', 1986, as John Grant * ''Encyclopedia of Walt Disney's Animated Characters'',

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1987, as John Grant. (first edition) * ''Earthdoom!'' 1987, as John Grant with

* ''The Advanced Trivia Quiz Book'', 1987, as John Grant * ''Great Mysteries'', 1988, as John Grant * ''An Introduction to Viking Mythology'', 1989, as John Grant * ''The Great Unsolved Mysteries of Science'', 1989, as John Grant * ''Eclipse of the Kai'', 1989, as John Grant with

* ''The Dark Door Opens'', 1989, as John Grant with

* ''The Sword of the Sun'', 1989, as John Grant with

* ''Hunting Wolf'', 1990, as John Grant with

* ''Albion'', 1991, as John Grant * ''Unexplained Mysteries of the World'', 1991, as John Grant * ''The Claws of Helgedad'', 1991, as John Grant with

* ''The Sacrifice of Ruanon'', 1991, as John Grant with

* ''The World'', 1992, as John Grant * ''Monsters'', 1992, as John Grant, US title: ''Monster Mysteries'' * ''The Birthplace'', 1992, as John Grant with

* ''The Book of the Magnakai'', 1992, as John Grant with

* ''Legends of Lone Wolf Omnibus'', 1992 as John Grant with

* ''

The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ''The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction'' (SFE) is an English language reference work on science fiction, first published in 1979. It has won the Hugo Award, Hugo, Locus Award, Locus and BSFA Award, British SF Awards. Two print editions appeared ...

'', 1993 (second edition), edited by

and Peter Nicholls, John Grant technical editor * ''Encyclopedia of Walt Disney's Animated Characters'' 1993 (second edition), as John Grant * ''The Tellings'', 1993, as John Grant with

* ''The Lorestone of Varetta'', 1993, as John Grant with

* ''History Book, A Thog the Mighty Text'' (chapbook), 1994, as John Grant * ''The Secret of Kazan-Oud'', 1994, as John Grant with

* ''The Rotting Land'', 1994, as John Grant with

* ''

The Hundredfold Problem ''The Hundredfold Problem'' is a science fiction novel written by John Grant. The original version, published by Virgin Books in 1994, was based on the long-running British science fiction comic strip ''Judge Dredd''. A new edition was published ...

'', 1994, as John Grant * ''Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde'', 1995, as John Grant (children's retelling) * ''

The Encyclopedia of Fantasy and Science Fiction Art Techniques ''The Encyclopedia of Fantasy and Science Fiction Art Techniques'' is a book by John Grant and Ron Tiner published by Titan. Contents ''The Encyclopedia of Fantasy and Science Fiction Art Techniques'' gives encouragement on artistic concepts and ...

'', 1996, as John Grant with

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* ''

''. edited by

and John Grant, New York: St. Martin's Press, 1997. . * ''Strider's Galaxy'', egend1997, as Paul Barnett * ''Frankenstein'', 1997, as John Grant (children's retelling) * ''Strider's Universe'', rbit1998, as Paul Barnett * ''Encyclopedia of Walt Disney's Animated Characters'', 1998 (third edition), as John Grant * ''Enchanted World: The Art of

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'', 2000, as John Grant * ''Guts'', 2001, as John Grant with

* ''Masters of Animation'', 2001, as John Grant * ''The World'', 2001, as John Grant (re-issue) * ''Albion'', 2001, as John Grant (re-issue) * ''The Paper Tiger Fantasy Art Gallery'', 2002, as Paul Barnett * ''Perceptualistics: The Art of

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'', 2002, as John Grant * ''Dragonhenge'', 2002, as John Grant with

* ''The Far Enough Window'', 2002, as John Grant * ''Qinmeartha and the Girl-Child LoChi'', 2002, as John Grant, part of double book with ''The Tomb of the Old Ones'' by

* ''The Chesley Awards For Science Fiction & Fantasy Art: A Retrospective'', 2003, as John Grant with Elizabeth Humphrey and Pamela D. Scoville. * ''

'', 2003, as John Grant (re-issue) * ''Earthdoom!'' 2003, as John Grant with

(re-issue) * ''Strange Pleasures 2'', 2003, edited as John Grant with Dave Hutchinson * ''Take No Prisoners'', 2004, as John Grant; story collection * ''Digital Art For the 21st Century'', 2004, edited as John Grant with Audre Vysniauskas * ''The Stardragons'', 2005 as John Grant with

* ''Sci-Fi Movies'', AAPPL 2006, as John Grant * ''Noir Movies'', AAPPL 2006, as John Grant * ''Life-Size Dragons'', 2006, as John Grant with

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* ''Animated Movies'', AAPPL 2006, as John Grant * ''Discarded Science: Ideas That Seemed Good at the Time...'', Facts, Figures & Fun, 2006 * ''Beer'', AAPPL, 2006, as Paul Barnett * ''New Writings in the Fantastic'', 2007, edited as John Grant * ''Corrupted Science: Fraud, Ideology and Politics in Science,'' Facts, Figures & Fun, 2007 * ''The Dragons of Manhattan'', 2008, as John Grant * ''Leaving Fortusa'', 2008, as John Grant * ''The City In These Pages'',

PS Publishing PS Publishing is an independent book publisher based in Hornsea, UK. Background PS Publishing was founded in 1999 by Peter Crowther.Prometheus Books, 2011, as John Grant * ''Warm Words and Otherwise: A Blizzard of Book Reviews'',

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Books, 2011, as John Grant * ''Legends of Lone Wolf Omnibus 1'', Dark Quest Books, 2011, as John Grant with

* ''The Lonely Hunter'',

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(re-issue) * ''A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Film Noir: The Essential Reference Guide'',

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, 2013, as John Grant * ''Tell No Lies'', Alchemy Press, 2014, as John Grant; story collection * ''Debunk It!: How to Stay Sane in a World of Disinformation'', Zest, 2014, as John Grant; reprinted as ''Bullsh*t'', MJF Books, 2014, as John Grant * ''Spooky Science: Debunking the Pseudoscience of the Afterlife'', Sterling, 2015, as John Grant * ''Eureka!: 50 Scientists who Shaped Human History'', Zest, 2016, as John Grant * ''Corrupted Science: Fraud, Ideology and Politics in Science (revised & expanded),'' See Sharp Press, 2017, as John Grant

Critical studies and reviews of Grant's work

;Enchanted world *

Awards and nominations

References

External links

*
Addenda to the Encyclopedia of Fantasy

at Infinity Plus including updated entry from ''EoF'' *
John Grant
at the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
John Grant
at the

Encyclopedia of Fantasy ''The Encyclopedia of Fantasy'' is a 1997 reference work concerning fantasy fiction, edited by John Clute and John Grant. Other contributors include Mike Ashley, Neil Gaiman, Diana Wynne Jones, David Langford, Sam J. Lundwall, Michael S ...

{{DEFAULTSORT:Grant, John 1949 births 2020 deaths American speculative fiction critics British speculative fiction critics Hugo Award-winning writers People educated at Strathallan School Science fiction critics Scottish fantasy writers Scottish male novelists Scottish science fiction writers World Fantasy Award-winning writers Writers from Aberdeen Writers from New Jersey